"Highley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Highleys [plural], Hiley [alternative]
Etymology: Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)
  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Shropshire, England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Highley-en-name-4q1Ds~nA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Highley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 41 59

Inflected forms

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